January 18, continued...

Here's a typical house for sale in Subi. These are called "character houses" and they are old and small, usually only 2 bedrooms, 1 bath.  And notice the price.  Even with the exchange rate, which is at an almost even par with the US right now, it would still be a lot of money for a very old, tiny house.

Here is an example of an old home and a new one, side by side.  You see this a lot, there are many new homes or townhouses mixed in with the older homes, although people are encouraged to keep the old homes and refurbish them, instead of replacing them with something modern.

I was surprised to see an ad in Sunday's paper here, advertising houses for sale in Las Vegas.  The ad said the homes started at around $100,000, which compared to prices here, would seem to be a very good deal. 

Something we learned about rentals since moving here, the property manager does an inspection every 3-6 months; and according to a friend, it's a "white glove" check of everything, top to bottom, and they tape record as they walk from room to room.  Not sure what happens afterwards, but I guess we'll find out next month.